The Original "Tastee" From Tastee Inn & Out Recipe

In my hometown, Sioux City, IA, there is a drive-in restaurant called "Tastee Inn and Out". They make the best loose meat sandwiches I've ever eaten. (Loose meats appears to be a Midwest thing. No one I've met in the south knows what one is.
Read more) Once in a while Dad would bring home a bag of Tastees when I was a kid (Over 45 years ago) and they were SUCH a treat. Somehow my stepmother, Diana, got a this recipe and they DO taste like the original sandwiches from Tastee Inn & Out. If I lived in Sioux City, I'd go to Tastee before I'd make them at home. Diana made a batch when we were up in South Dakota for vacation one time. She used the slow cooker and I'll add her instructions for that, or you can just use a pot on the stove like the restaurant does. (http://www.roadfood.com/Restaurant/Reviews/1180/tastee-inn-out or http://www.yelp.com/biz/tastee-inn-and-out-sioux-city) See less

How to make it

Add 1 c. water to the same cup and stir around to get all the ingredients off the sides. Pour over meat.

Stir in Accent.

Stir side of pan a lot and stir the raw meat often until meat begins to boil. (This is to assure that the chunks are small - you don't want large chunks.)

Cover kettle and boil 25 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns with a slice of cheese.

NOTES: 1) The traditional Tastee sandwich is always served on soft, plain hamburger buns. 2) Diana boiled the meat mixture 15 minutes then would put it in a slow cooker to serve. The loose meat will last about 4-5 hours in a slow-cooker.

Goodness, I've made myself homesick and I haven't felt that way since about 1989! I think it was seeing the picture of the Tastee Inn and Out on the Road Food site. *sigh*